Studies in the Syntax of Mixtecan Languages. Volume I

Publisher: SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics)
Date: 1988
Pages: 461
Language: EnglishThis volume represents the initial installment of a collection of syntactic sketches of Mixtecan languages. Two more volumes are projected for future publication.
Most of these sketches were drafted during a workshop on Mixtec syntax that took place during the spring (February through April) of 1978. This workshop was sponsored by the Summer Institute of Linguistics at its Linguistic Center "Jaime Torres Bodet" in Mitla, Oaxaca, Mexico. It was directed by C. Henry Bradley, who lectured on Mixtec structure, developed the overview and general organization of the material, and consulted with all of the participants at one time or another. He was assisted by three consultants, Charles H. Speck, Julie Blom King, and Barbara E. Hollenbach, all of whom worked with various participants. Hol-lenbach also played "devil's advocate." After the close of the workshop Hollenbach consulted with all the authors in the preparation of revised drafts and edited the final manuscripts.
At the beginning of the workshop session, three objectives were adopted by the group: (1) to gain a better understanding of the syntactic structure of the languages represented (analysis), (2) to report these structures (description), and (3) to discover and record the grammatical similarities and differences among them (comparison). The present volume includes descriptions of three Mixtec languages, one each from the Highland, Lowland, and Coastal areas. Several more descriptions of Mixtec and one of Trique are in preparation, and also a syntactic comparison for inclusion in the final volume.